Ascetic definitions

Ascetic

1) Abstainer 2) Abstemious 3) Ascetical 4) Austere 5) Eremite 6) Hermit 7) Puritanical 8) Self-disciplined 9) Severe 10) Simple 11) Stylite
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Ascetic

1) Anchorite 2) Ascetical 3) Austere 4) Buddhist monk 5) Dervish 6) Essene 7) Far from ornate 8) Far from self-indulgent 9) Free of worldly pleasures 10) Hair-shirt wearer 11) Hardly a hedonist 12) Hardly decadent 13) Hardly self-indulgent 14) Like some monks 15) Liver of a simple life 16) Loner 17) Many a monk
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Ascetic

• (n.) In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things. • (a.) Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.Ascetic: wor...
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ascetic

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterised by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things. 'I am far from commending those ascetics that take up their quarters in deserts.' (Norris) Ascetic...
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Ascetic

As·cet'ic adjective [ Greek ..., from ... to exercise, to practice gymnastics.] Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe. « The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline. Sir W. Scott. »
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Ascetic

As·cet'ic noun In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things. « I am far from commending those...
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ascetic

practicing self-denial austere stark 
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ascetic

[adj] - pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic 2. [adj] - practicing great self-denial
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ascetic

ascetic (uh SET ik) A life of rigorous self-discipline and self-denial; an abstainer: 'Some believe that most of the early saints were extreme ascetics.' Ascetic goes back to Greek asketes, an athlete in training. The Greek word for athletic training is askesis, and from it we get ascesis, which means rigorous self-discipline or training. V...
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ascetic

noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
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ascetic

ascetical adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; `ascetic practices`
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ascetic

a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons. · a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp. one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction. · (in the early Christian c...
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ascetic

[SAT terms] characteristic of the practice of rigorous self-discipline
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ascetic

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
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